Experimental and theoretical studies of gold nanoparticle decorated zinc oxide nanoflakes with exposed {1 0 1¯ 0} facets for butylamine sensing

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 230, Issue , 2016, Pages 581-591

  Kaneti, Yusuf Valentino ^a,b   Zhang, Xiao ^a   Liu, Minsu ^b   Yu, David ^b   Yuan, Yuan ^a   Aldous, Leigh ^a   Jiang, Xuchuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Density functional theory simulation; Gas sensing; Gold nanoparticles; Organic amine; Zinc oxide nanostructures

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL DETECTION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; GAS ADSORPTION; GAS DETECTORS; GAS SENSING ELECTRODES; GASES; GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS; IONIC LIQUIDS; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES; PHASE INTERFACES; TEMPERATURE; ZINC;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY SIMULATIONS; GAS SENSING; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; ORGANIC AMINE; ZINC OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURES;

ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84959347033     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2016.02.091     Document Type: Article

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